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I can’t see the last panel, even after clicking it, but I guess she’s covering for forgetting. What I really want to say is that I do see many people walking around out in the world in pajamas! What is the statement being made? Do you others notice this trend?

From the first panel “oops”, it would seem she knew she was wearing pajamas and either thought no one would notice or hoped they wouldn’t say anything if they did. Then to make it seem like a ‘mistake’ she tries to blame the ‘sales girl who told her it was a real outfit’. Which is a lie based on the 3rd panel where she’s mentally reminding herself to keep a straight face.

I find the use of the word “salesgirl” instead of “sales woman” telling. What probably happened is the young person working at the store convinced the (older, probably not fashion forward) character that some tacky trend she wasn’t familiar with (say, wide leg, draw string plaid pants) was not only cool and stylish, but also completely appropriate to wear at work. And the character believed her.

There has been a trend among “younger folk” (that is to say, college students and so on) to wear those printed flannel pants around town. Most of us would think of them as pajama pants, but many wear them to class and so on. I think the young salesgirl told her it was what everyone was doing, and she believed her, if only half heartedly. The half hearted bit explains the “oops.” As in, “oops, guess I should have listened to my better judgement.”

My interpretation of the previous day’s strip was that Val showed up at work in her pajama’s because she simply forgot to get dressed – just threw on her blazer. A co-worker pointed it out that day, but Val has unwisely tried to bluff the boss today.

I forgot to shave once, so I took an early lunch and found a barbershop. Unfortunately, the barber had never been asked for a shave before. He did his best – with a cheapo disposable razor!

Back in the mid 80s a younger woman started working the overnight weekend shift wearing tight fitted printed paints. It was not unheard of for people to take a cat nap if the workload went smoothly and there was some slack time. I though she was being really blatant about it until my wife started wearing a pair.